1.) I freaking hate the Steelers. There's no if's and's or but's about it, they are pure evil. Hines Ward is the biggest piece of walking feces I have ever seen. James Harrison is just another thug from Kent. Santonio Holmes is hereby stripped of his citizenship in Buckeye Nation for his egregious crimes against the state. And if you haven't seen this already then check it out and you'll know I need not say anymore.
2.) Buckeye basketball, while not close to the level of Buckeye football, is pretty darn great. Heck, we even usually provide the ulcer-like endings that the football junkies are used to. Evan Turner is amazing, William Buford (not quite the same Brandon, but close...) than watching us sweep the regular season series with our two rivals in basketball in back to back games does a pretty good job of bringing a smile to one's face.
3.) Bailey is the worst dog ever. Period. End of story.
4.) My buddy Pierce updated his blog finally with a second entry, and I would like to commend him for it. Way to go dude. It was funny and insightful. Please sir, can I have some more?
5.) The other night some of the guys and Allyse, went out for Berlepsch's birthday celebration. He wanted to go to the new dueling piano bar that opened up a week and a half ago down in the arena district. It's a place called "The Big Bang", and all the workers wear shirts bearing the slogan: "Bang This." Interesting. However the place is amazing, funny because the interior design is almost exactly the same as the one I went to in Nashville in September. It really was a fantastic time, and if you're of age I highly suggest you make a trip down there sometime. If you want to avoid the yuppie fratties and their according harems though, go around 10 in the evening which is right when I think the show starts up. The set up is two baby grand pianos sitting facing each other, with a drumset back and in between the two pianos. There isn't always someone on the kit, and actually it's much better when there isn't, but there's always two amazing players tickling the ivories to any of your favorite tunes over the years. They take requests, know just about every song possible, and if they don't know it then they can learn it. Of course your requests are much more likely to get played and played sooner if you deposit some money with the request and if the amount of that money is much higher. For instance, the dude who slapped down a cool C-note for the quite talented and quite attractive female pianist to play some Janis Joplin. Just one song, that's all he payed for with his $100 but dang it was good. Thanks rich yuppie.
We did see James Laurinaitis there, and he seemed to be having a good time. Also with him was another OSU linebacking legend, Bobby Carpenter, who loved every song a whooollllleee bunch. Then we also noticed Brian Hartline. Sure glad that guy's leaving the team. My luck though, the Bengals will pick him up. Ugh.
Anyways...it was a pretty fun night, with lots of laughs. The group of guys that went (along with Allyse) is one that I always have a great time with no matter what. Well one of the guys we prodded into trying to meet and dance with some of the attractive females that were present there. This was hilarious. You could tell that he had never done something like this before in his life and was just trying to roll with the punches and see what happened. I'll save the suspense, he struck out. Better luck next time buddy.
While this was occurring though, it got me thinking and observing bar culture and everything and everyone around me. The ones that really got me thinking were this handful of older guys who definitely stuck out in such a younger crowd. I would estimate that they were in their late 30's, and they dressed like it, acted like it, and oozed it. It being a substitute for the word "creepy". They were all trying to dance near packs of younger girls, and really not saying anything to them or trying to do anything. Also, dancing would be a loose description for what these middle aged white guys were doing. So yeah. Sadly enough, if you look at how they were acting, given their surroundings and whatnot, it's pretty easy to surmise that they weren't looking for a relationship with any of these girls, and most of the girls around them were far out of their league. I began to wonder if these guys just tried to pray on the drunkest girl who was desperate in order for them to have a good time, but that the way things were looking these guys were going to go home empty once again. It's a really depressing life that people get sucked in to, and is so prevalent. It only served to heighten my urgency with the sharing of the Gospel with not only friends, but family members, as well as the high schoolers of Central Crossing. People are pouring their lives out into nothingness and death while we have everlasting life welling up in us like a spring! What are we waiting for? We must act boldly, we must act passionately, and we must do anything we can share the Gospel with people we know and people we don't know.
"Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us. Let us fix our eyes on Jesus, the author and perfecter of our faith, who for the joy set before him endured the cross, scorning its shame, and sat down at the right hand of the throne of God. Consider him who endured such opposition from sinful men, so that you will not grow weary and lose heart." ~ Hebrews 12:1-3
1 comment:
ugh...james laurinaitis. simply my fave. but whenever you see mark titus out you let me know so I can commence stalking.
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